Hinge.



' U. HARTMAN.

' HINGE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 16, 1911.

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CHARLES HARTMAN, 0F BUCYRUS, OHIO.

' HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 28,1912.

Application filed August 16, 1911. Serial N 0. 644,283.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OHARLns HARTMAN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bucyrus, in the county ofCrawford and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inHinges, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to hinges, especially designed for use on boxes,shipping-crates, or other receptacles.

The primary object of the invent-ion is the provision of a hinge inwhich adjacent sections of a receptacle -may be connected together, sothat the same will normally lie in alinement with each other, whenfolded inwardly with respect to each other.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a hinge in which apair of sections may be joined, without requiring the securing of thehinge to the said sections by means of fasteners, and that will possessthe requisite strength for severe usage.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a hinge which issimple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efiicient in itspurpose, and inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a fragmentary plan. View of adjacentsections of a box or the like, showing the hinge applied theretoconstructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a verticallongitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a view similarto Fig. 1, looking toward the opposite faces of the sections. Fig. 4 isa vertical longitudinal sectional View of a slight modification of theinvention. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the hinge shown in Fig. 3.

Similar reference characters indicate cor responding parts throughoutthe several views of the drawings.

Referring to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the drawings, the numeral 5 designatesa portion of one section, and 6 a portion of the adjacent section of abox, receptacle, or the like, the same being connected by means of ahinge, presently described. The hinge comprises a substantiallytriangular shaped plate 7, from the wider end of which projects bendableextensions 8, the plate 7 being disposed against the inner face of thesection 6, while the bendable extensions 8 are bent about the saidsection 6, the free ends of the plate 7 and extensions 8 being inturnedto form spurs 9 which are driven into said section 6, thereby securelyfastening the said plate 7 upon the latter, without the use of screws ornails. Suitably secured to the section 5 is a substantially Ushapedreinforcing plate 10, through which are passed wire loops 11, the endsof which are suit-- ably twisted together, as at 12. These loops 11 arefurther twisted to form eyes 13 loosely engaging suitable openingsformed in the plate 7, thereby hinging the said section 5 to the section6, the eyes 13 being disposed substantially flush with the inner facesof the sections to permit the same to easily fold inwardly, and also topermit the sect-ions to aline with each other, as will be clearlyobvious.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing, there is shown a slight modification of hinge,wherein the plate 15 is formed with a beveled portion 16, and likewisethe loops 17 are formed with beveled portions 18 corresponding to theadjacent beveled edges of the sections 16 and 17, so as to prevent anypossibility of the sections bulging outwardly at the hinged jointsthereof. Thus, it will be seen that all strain will be relieved from thehinge, should pressure be applied against the inner faces of thesections.

What is claimed is.

The combination with movable sections, of a hinge comprising asubstantially triangular shaped plate having bendable extensionsprojecting from the wider end thereof and bent about one of saidsections and provided with inturned extremities embedded in one of saidsections, a substan- In testimony whereof I afliX my signature =tiallyU-shaped reinforcing plate Secured to in presence of two Witnesses.

the other section, and a Wire loop passed CHARLES HARTMAN.

through said reinforcing plate and provided Witnesses: with an eyeloosely engaging said triangu- C. F. EIsE, lar shaped plate. C. E. FOX.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

